Caring duo honoured for service with Kibble
Two stalwarts of the care industry in Renfrewshire have been praised for their impressive half-acentury of service between them.
Paisley women Patricia Killoran, a learning and development advisor, and Kate Easdon, a domestic assistant, celebrated 25 years with Kibble – an organisation that focuses on trauma-informed care for young people.
Patricia started as a social work student and worked in residential children’s houses at Kibble’s Paisley campus for 13 years before transitioning across to the inhouse learning and development team.
She says that during her working life, the children she has cared for have taught her as much as she taught them.
“It’s been such an honour to work with young people and the team here for over 25 years,” she said.
“The work here at Kibble is so important.
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“I saw the visible difference made to young people, which was one of the motivating factors that led me to move teams and provide training for other people keen to start their career in child and youth care.
“If we can futureproof our team with committed, passionate and caring people, we are futureproofing the care of young people for years to come.”
Kate Easdon started her role with Kibble in a bid to achieve a better work-life balance for her own family.
“My role gives me a chance to interact with a range of young people when they are on campus,” she said. some new cooking equipment for al fresco dining.
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“I love getting to know young people, hearing their stories and offering them a listening ear.
“The team at Kibble works as just that – a team and I’m keen to highlight how important the support service staff are in the journey of all young people and the wider team in maintaining the services we offer across Kibble’s sites.”
Kate’s Kibble colleagues surprised her with a party and handwritten letters from some of the young people thanking her for always having time for them over
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Jim Gillespie, chief executive officer, praised the pair and said: “They have shown such commitment to young people and to Kibble and we are incredibly proud they chose us to build their career with.”
He was also keen to point out that Kibble is currently hiring child and youth care workers, social workers, learning and development officers and primary teachers for its school in Lochwinnoch, Forest View.
Jim added: “A career with Kibble offers job diversity due the scale of the organisation and Patricia is a great example of the variety available as she evolved from working within residential child and youth care to our inhouse learning and development team, training and mentoring others.
“The value of support services is exemplified by Kate who takes great pride in everything she does and understands young people are at the centre of the organisation.”
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